A Japanese research team has "seen the light" and is utilizing infrared wavelengths to generate electricity, an untapped energy source that accounts for nearly half of solar energy striking the Earth.

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NASA's PREFIRE mission, involving two CubeSats launched from New Zealand, aims to resolve uncertainties about far-infrared ...

Infrared, specifically LWIR, detection at room temperature has been a long-standing challenge due to the weak photon energy, Chanda says. LWIR detectors can be broadly classified into either ...

This work was performed, in part, at the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, a Department of Energy Office of Science user facility. More information: Duncan P. Ryan et al, Infrared quantum ...

Infrared, specifically LWIR, detection at room temperature has been a long-standing challenge due to the weak photon energy, Chanda says. LWIR detectors can be broadly classified into either ...